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Criterion
Paper illustration of Shape-first Modeling with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Shape-First Modeling
Paper illustration of a four-quadrant grid with tasks sorted by importance and urgency and translated into actions.
Decision Making
Eisenhower Matrix
Paper illustration for Pareto Analysis
Decision Making
Pareto Analysis
Paper illustration of Competency Questions with its method-specific working model.
Knowledge Modeling
Competency Questions
Purposedifferent
Shape-First Modeling defines data quality through shapes before implementation or integration frays at the edges. The approach fits when validation and data contracts should be part of the design from the start.It separates true priorities from noise so it becomes clear what should be done now, scheduled, delegated, or dropped.In many problem situations, effect is distributed unequally across many causes. A Pareto Analysis separates the few drivers with high leverage from the long remainder and focuses attention on what measurably moves the needle.Competency Questions translate a domain model into concrete questions that it must be able to answer. The method keeps the model's scope clean and prevents pretty but useless structures.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowMedium
Timedifferent
Halber Tag pro Domain Slice15-30 min30-60 min2-4 h
Participantsdifferent
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Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
SHACL or ShEx Shapes, Validation Reports, Data Contracts, Shape DocumentationEisenhower Matrix, Action List, Delegation NotesPareto Chart, Top Causes, Focus ListCompetency Question Set, Required Concepts, Test Queries, Coverage Matrix
Tagsno overlap
Knowledge graphValidationSemantic
PrioritizationFocusTasks
PrioritizationQualityFocusRoot cause
OntologyKnowledge graphScopeRequirementsSemantic
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